GMs Levon Aronian (Group A), Arjun Erigaisi (Group B), Alireza Firouzja (Group C), and Magnus Carlsen (Group D) all won two matches to reach the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Esports World Cup. On their last lives in the Losers Brackets are GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, and Andrey Esipenko in Group A; GMs Anish Giri, Nihal Sarin,…
MEDIA ADVISORY July 30, 2025 India U19 squad for tour of Australia announced The Junior Selection Committee has picked India U19’s squad for the upcoming tour of Australia in September. The India U19 side will play three one-day games and two multi-day matches against Australia’s U19 side. India U19 squad: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vihaan Malhotra (VC),…
Updated 13:03 30 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 12:42 30 Jul 2025 GMT+1 Liverpool fans all agreed about one frustrating thing during Hugo Ekitike’s debut match. Liverpool fans are furious after watching new signing Hugo Ekitike’s debut against Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos. After weeks of rumours linking Liverpool with Eintracht Frankfurt star Ekitike, the striker finally…
Hansi Flick has been asked about the captaincy at Barcelona amid speculation that Marc-Andre ter Stegen could lose the armband. There’s been talk that some at Barcelona want Ter Stegen stripped of the captaincy due to the current issues surrounding the goalkeeper. Ter Stegen has also been ruled out for the long term, after undergoing…
Last Updated:July 29, 2025, 11:51 IST PV Sindhu, ranked world No. 15, registered the fastest smash at China Open among women’s singles players at 397.2 kph. PV Sindhu has registered the fastest smash in China Open among women’s singles players (Picture credit: AFP) Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who is having a torrid time on…
The Oval curator Lee Fortis had a heated exchange with Gautam Gambhir before the fifth Test between India and England. (TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in London: The Oval curator Lee Fortis has presented his side of the story after getting into a heated and animated exchange with India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday. During the exchange,…
Sunil Gavaskar, Shubman Gill and Ben Stokes (Images via Getty Images) India’s gritty draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford sparked a heated exchange between the two teams and now, Sunil Gavaskar has added fuel to the fire with a scathing assessment of England’s tactics and attitude. The veteran India batter and commentator praised…
Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy to become the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup in Georgia. Her companion through it all was a banana. NEW DELHI: In Batumi, Georgia, the final handshake left nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh full of raw emotions and tears — not just for the game she had just won, but for what it…
CHANDIGARH, INDIA – MAY 30: Sunil Gavaskar, former cricketer and TV commentator looks on prior to the 2025 Eliminator IPL Finals match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at New PCA Stadium on May 30, 2025, in Chandigarh, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) New Delhi: The Stokes-Jadeja controversy towards the end of the fourth…
Indian Test captain Shubman Gill etched his name into cricketing history with a record-breaking run in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Manchester. The 25-year-old became the first player to smash four centuries in his maiden Test series as captain, equalling legends like Don Bradman and Sunil Gavaskar. His ninth Test century made him the…
